Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 733-100, Zachariah Eastman, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Eastman, Zachariah
B.L. 42 733-100
CONTENTS

No 733
Zachariah Eastman Corporal
New Hampshire - line
M rs Sally Merrill daughter of the other her
Warrant issued Feb. 5 th 179
179
Hon: Josiah Eastman

Department of War Section of bounty lands Jany. 31. 1879.
The Hon Genl. Nelson
Sir
It appears from the final settlement certificates in this Office, that John Merrill of the Third Massachusetts Regiment of the Revolutionary Army was in service in the years '82 & '83 that there was then due him $186.75 for what  in arrear, cannot be ascer- tained by any record extant, known at this Office. Therefore it appears that there was another John Merrill in the service, since the name occurs twice in the settlements for pay in the year 1783.

Certificate - Heirship Eastman Zachariah
Jan 19 th

State of New Hampshire,
Hillsborough ss } Be it Known, that upon ex- amination and proof had at Court of Probate holden before me John Harris Esquire, judge of the Probate of wills, &c. for said County of Hillsborough, at Amherst in said County, on the seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight-hundred and nineteen, It appears, that Zachariah East- man, late of Nottingham West in said County, and late a soldier in the Revolutionary War, left said Nottingham West about thirty four years ago and has never been seen nor heard of in said Nottingham West within that period; that the said Zachariah Eastman left a wife by the name of Eleanor, who is still living; that he also left a son by the name of Samuel, who died about eleven years since without issue, and a daughter by the name of Sally, now the wife of Josiah Merrill of Nottingham West aforesaid; that if the said Zachariah died more than eleven years ago, the said Sally and said Eleanor, by representing the said the said Samuel, were at the time of his death his heirs and only heirs at law, and that the right of the said Samuel descended by law to the said Eleanor; but that if the said Zachariah died since the death of the said Samuel, the said Sally at the time of death of the said Zachariah was his sole heir law

I do therefore hereby certify the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate, at Amherst aforesaid, the seventh day of January Anno Domini 1819
John Harris Judge of Probate

By His Excellency GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; General and Commander in Chief of the Forces of the United States of America.
THESE are to CERTIFY that the Bearer hereof Robert Knight in the First Regiment, having faithfu- ly served the United States for a period of one month and being enlisted for the War only, is hereby DISCHARGED from the American Army.
GIVEN at HEAD-ARTERS the
E. M. [Signature]
By His Excellency's Command,
John Marshall Secy of State

Hon. Mr. Butler.
Mem o
Hand that to Mr. Stewart who already has Cotton Discharge.
V. M. P. 19.

Dear Mother
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Mr. N. Cutting War Department
Dec 4 th 1818
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Revolutionary War

Hon. Mr. Cutting.
I am requested to procure a Warrant or Patent on the entitled Discharge of Zachariah Eastman. You will have the goodness to report to me at the House of Representatives. Leviathan Butler
Zachariah Eastman Zachariah
Columbia Mills

To the Hon. Josiah Butler Esq Member of Congress at Washington D cy
Waltham Oct Nov 23
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To the Hon Josiah Butler Esq Sir We the subscribers being the lawful Heirs to the property of Zechariah Eastman formerly of Nottinghamwest in the County of Hillsborough and State of Newhampshire who enlisted and served during the Revolu- tionary war in fourth Massachusetts Regiment.
And we being informed that there is land- property which the said Eastman entitled to for his service in the war
And we having great confidence in your Honour as a suitable person to be intrusted with the business of obtaining said property for us
We therefore request you to use your best endeavours to obtain said property
Nottinghamwest, November the 6th 1810
Josiah Merrill
Sally Merrill
Elenor Eastman
Sir I could not obtain a certificate from the judge on the account of not being able to prove the Death of the said Eastman. Sir if any thing more is necessary to be done by me as to procuring evidence or if not please to write to me soon yours &c Josiah Merrill